Nokia Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC now available for preorder from Best Buy

With a new slate of Windows 8 PCs and tablets coming out on Friday (like the Surface) and new Windows Phone handsets arriving on store shelves in a few weeks, the pricing announcements are starting to become quite regular. Best Buy has gone ahead and put the Nokia Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC up for preorder, revealing the price tags for the smartphones in the process.

Interestingly, while both devices will run you $599.99 for an unlocked device, the subsidized versions of the two top-of-the-line Windows Phone 8 handsets aren’t the same price. Starting today, you can preorder a Lumia 920 for $149.99 with a two-year contract or a Windows Phone 8X by HTC in “California Blue” for just $99.99. Unfortunately, not all colors are available for preorder at this point, and the Lumia 920 listing appears to be going up and down.

Do you think Best Buy jumped the gun on putting the devices up for preorder before AT&T’s official announcement? Will you be picking up one of these phones?